Hyperbole -are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. e.g. “I’ve told you a million times.”
Alliteration -refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases. e.g. Garry’s giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies.
Rhythm & Rhyme -The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words, and the flow of words. e.g. One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door.
Metaphor -saying one thing is another. e.g. Life is a rollercoaster, it has it’s ups and downs.
Analogy-a similarity between two things. e.g. He is like a rock. Meaning he’s strong.
Repetition-the repeating of words. e.g. “Mississippi”
Personification-giving an inanimate object a human quality. e.g. The tree looks like it’s crying when it’s raining.
Allusion-is a direct or indirect reference to a person place or thing. e.g. “When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” This is saying that she acted as unhappy as Scrooge in the “Christmas Carol”
Oxymoron -positive plus a negative making it nothin. e.g. Cruel kindness
Euphemism-the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. e.g. She passed away
Imagery-Using words to create an image in the reader's mind. e.g. The room had 20 Mac computers, 2 PC’s, 5 laptops, a smart board and a desk in the middle of the room where the teacher sat.
Irony -is a literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings. e.g. “He went out hunting, but he was the one being hunted.”
Malapropism-an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar insound. e.g. He was a man of great statue.
Onomatopoeia -The use of words which imitate sound (sfx). e.g. Pow!
Satire-Make fun of somebody’s stupidity in a humorous way. e.g. The Daily Show
Simile -comparing two things using like or as. e.g. The lake is like mirror.
Symbol -An object or action in a in sorry or article that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. e.g. The flag of a country.
Theme-the idea of a literary work abstracted from its details of language, character, and action, and cast in the form of a generalization. e.g. Halloween, being everything is suppose to be scary that one night.
Alliteration -refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases. e.g. Garry’s giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies.
Rhythm & Rhyme -The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words, and the flow of words. e.g. One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door.
Metaphor -saying one thing is another. e.g. Life is a rollercoaster, it has it’s ups and downs.
Analogy-a similarity between two things. e.g. He is like a rock. Meaning he’s strong.
Repetition-the repeating of words. e.g. “Mississippi”
Personification-giving an inanimate object a human quality. e.g. The tree looks like it’s crying when it’s raining.
Allusion-is a direct or indirect reference to a person place or thing. e.g. “When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” This is saying that she acted as unhappy as Scrooge in the “Christmas Carol”
Oxymoron -positive plus a negative making it nothin. e.g. Cruel kindness
Euphemism-the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. e.g. She passed away
Imagery-Using words to create an image in the reader's mind. e.g. The room had 20 Mac computers, 2 PC’s, 5 laptops, a smart board and a desk in the middle of the room where the teacher sat.
Irony -is a literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings. e.g. “He went out hunting, but he was the one being hunted.”
Malapropism-an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar insound. e.g. He was a man of great statue.
Onomatopoeia -The use of words which imitate sound (sfx). e.g. Pow!
Satire-Make fun of somebody’s stupidity in a humorous way. e.g. The Daily Show
Simile -comparing two things using like or as. e.g. The lake is like mirror.
Symbol -An object or action in a in sorry or article that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. e.g. The flag of a country.
Theme-the idea of a literary work abstracted from its details of language, character, and action, and cast in the form of a generalization. e.g. Halloween, being everything is suppose to be scary that one night.